Ovarian Cancer
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TVU's best
to find ovarian cancer
TVU's cited as the best way to detect ovarian cancer in Reuters news article. Recent research presented this week at a San Diego meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists suggesting that ultrasound may be that test. Find out more.

Meet the Author
Hysterectomies and Ovarian Removal:
What Every Woman Should Know:
The Ultimate Rape?
by Elizabeth Plourde
hosted by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN
interview & FREE excerpt
The Ultimate Rape is a comprehensive look at what it means to have a hysterectomy.  Ms. Plourde takes us along her personal journey, as bumpy and difficult as it is, to educate us about what a hysterectomy really does to a woman. The interview features discussions on the role of progesterone in women's health, the high rate of hysterectomy in our country as well as the medical consequences of this procedure on bone health, high blood pressure and more. The FREE excerpt also features a discussion on depression. Also learn more about ovarian screening to help detect a problem before it's too late.

OSP (Ovarian Screening Project)
"News from the Front"
Mother and Daughter,
Together Fight the Battle
"My name is Debbie Adams. My mom was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer in May.She has and still is going through a horrible battle of trying to save her life or at least live long enough to see her 6 grandchildren grow up." Find out more

Save a Life - Yours!
The role of fertility drugs & ovarian cancer.
by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN
Liz Tilberis, in her book No Time To Die, chronicles her 6 year battle with ovarian cancer.  As the editor of the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar her book received much recognition; as one of the few books about ovarian cancer it stands out. She illustrates the possible connection between fertility drugs the increased chance of ovarian cancer. Her life could have possibly been saved with the early use of a screening test that is ALREADY available in most doctors offices but that most doctors will not tell you about and most insurance companies will not pay for.
Find out more and save a life - YOURS!

Dr. Goldstein
Currently virtually all standard pelvic ultrasound is being done with the transvaginal probe.
We may do a quick scout look with the abdominal transducer just to get a feel for any large masses but the beauty of the vaginal probe is that the high frequency and the close proximity of the structures give us a degree of image magnification that is almost like doing an ultrasound through a low power microscope.

Ask Dr. Goldstein
Hysterectomy & HRT
Question:
I was wondering if you can take Loestrin if you have had your ovaries removed?  I'm having many hot flashes and feel terrible. see the answer

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Ovarian Screening Project (OSP)
Ovarian cancer is a devastating disease.
Only 25% of women who are diagnosed with this monster will be alive 5 years from the date of diagnosis.
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No Time to Die
by Liz Tilberis, Aimee Lee Ball

Liz Tilberis, the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar magazine, was at the pinnacle of her career when diagnosed with ovarian cancer, one of the disease's deadliest forms. ("When ovarian cancer is detected early, the cure rate is high: at least a 90 percent five-year survival rate for Stage I diagnosis. At Stage IV, they tell you to go home and get your affairs in order," she writes.) In 1993, the day after holding a gala holiday dinner for the likes of Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan, Tilberis underwent exploratory surgery that revealed her cancer was at Stage III. Since then, she has survived three recurrences, massive doses of chemotherapy, and a bone marrow transplant.